Monday, August 18, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Even Schwarzenegger's People Are Confused.
Correctional Officer Mike Krinock asks the question that is on everybody's mind, "Does the Governor's Executive, Minimum Wage, Order include employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or not?"
Even in Schwarzenegger's camp this appears to be, largely, a matter of opinion with no definitive answer available.
This is what happens whenever there is poorly crafted and administered grandstanding going on in government.
Even in Schwarzenegger's camp this appears to be, largely, a matter of opinion with no definitive answer available.
This is what happens whenever there is poorly crafted and administered grandstanding going on in government.
CLICK HERE for the article.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
State Controller Responds To DPA.
The office of the State Controller has a few questions for the Department of Personnel Administration regarding minimum wage implementation.
For the letter, CLICK HERE!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The California Senate Weighs In . . .
On David Gilb's* MISTAKE.
Dave, you really screwed up on this one (or were you merely continuing your boss's war against CDCR?)
CLICK HERE.
*David Gilb is the Director of the Governor's Department Of Personnel Administration.
Dave, you really screwed up on this one (or were you merely continuing your boss's war against CDCR?)
CLICK HERE.
*David Gilb is the Director of the Governor's Department Of Personnel Administration.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Gilb Gets It Wrong.
DPA Director Mr. Gilb's letter to Mr Chiang, State Controller, directing him to pay State Employees (CLICK HERE), based upon a formula which does not place State job classifications into any of the three groups Mr. Gilb defines, is cumbersome, nebulous and, if for no other reason than it's incomplete and confused explication, is unenforceable.
I might point out that, even though the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has NOT been exempted from the Governor's Executive Order per Attachment "A", Mr. Gilb has failed to issue any personnel directives to Matthew Cate, CDCR Secretary, directing him to cease and desist ALL OVERTIME for CDCR employees or modifying their job descriptions making them exempt from any "critical nature of the work performed by these departments and programs".
If CDCR employees are still subject to overtime, they are exempt from the minimum wage. This was stated by the California Supreme Court in White v. Davis, a case which Mr. Gilb liberally cites in his opening sentence. Since there has been no directive prohibiting any and all overtime in CDCR, thereby rendering CDCR employees not subject to overtime, the exemption from the imposition of the minimum wage would apply.
Until this is accomplished, Mr. Gilb's letter is incomplete and unenforceable due to the exemption criteria that he establishes in his letter which exempts the agencies listed in Attachment "A", yet omits The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in which, currently, all employees are subject to work overtime.
Either this omission is a mistake or Mr. Gilb has issued a, secret, instruction to Matthew Cate that there will no longer be ANY overtime for employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Which is it Mr. Gilb?
For the transcript of White V. Davis, CLICK HERE.
An opinion from The Webmaster
I might point out that, even though the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has NOT been exempted from the Governor's Executive Order per Attachment "A", Mr. Gilb has failed to issue any personnel directives to Matthew Cate, CDCR Secretary, directing him to cease and desist ALL OVERTIME for CDCR employees or modifying their job descriptions making them exempt from any "critical nature of the work performed by these departments and programs".
If CDCR employees are still subject to overtime, they are exempt from the minimum wage. This was stated by the California Supreme Court in White v. Davis, a case which Mr. Gilb liberally cites in his opening sentence. Since there has been no directive prohibiting any and all overtime in CDCR, thereby rendering CDCR employees not subject to overtime, the exemption from the imposition of the minimum wage would apply.
Until this is accomplished, Mr. Gilb's letter is incomplete and unenforceable due to the exemption criteria that he establishes in his letter which exempts the agencies listed in Attachment "A", yet omits The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in which, currently, all employees are subject to work overtime.
Either this omission is a mistake or Mr. Gilb has issued a, secret, instruction to Matthew Cate that there will no longer be ANY overtime for employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Which is it Mr. Gilb?
For the transcript of White V. Davis, CLICK HERE.
An opinion from The Webmaster
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Bid Results, Bid Forms and Vacation Forms.
For the results of the August Continuous & Conditional Post and Bid CLICK HERE.
For the Continuous & Conditional Post and Bid form for September, CLICK HERE.
For the 2009, 3 week vacation bid form, CLICK HERE.
For the Continuous & Conditional Post and Bid form for September, CLICK HERE.
For the 2009, 3 week vacation bid form, CLICK HERE.
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